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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone
You should not win a race on an economy run like I've said and in spite of a bad start VER was not holding back like hambone.
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No he didn't hold back.
But Verstappen was overdriving the car....using the wet kerbs too much, getting too much wheelspin from getting on the throttle too hard and not being able to manage the constantly changing conditions very well.
Hence the spins and the constant yoyoing of distance between him and the cars he was chasing down despite in the fastest car for most of the race
Hamilton instead maximised the poor grip he had early on in the race by being smooth on the throttle and steering inputs.
Kept his tyres in decent shape when he was stuck behind Vettel and couldn't get past.
And when his (heavily worn) tyres finally switched on and he had clear track ahead he pulled out more than 30 secs to the next car.
Thats why Hamilton wins wet races and Verstappen doesn't.